Frequently asked questions
Which size should I choose?
This work is available in 30 × 40 cm, 50 × 70 cm, 70 × 100 cm. As a guide: 30 × 40 cm (about 12 × 16 in) for shelves, corners or gallery walls; 50 × 70 cm (about 20 × 28 in) above a dresser, a headboard or a desk; 70 × 100 cm (about 28 × 39 in) as the centrepiece of a living room or the wall above the sofa. Below the buy buttons you can see it to scale above a 2-metre sofa.
Does it come framed?
The print arrives unframed with a white border, ready to frame. If you choose a black or oak frame, it arrives mounted behind acrylic glazing, ready to hang. Canvases come stretched on a wooden frame.
When will it arrive?
Printed to order at the lab closest to your address. It arrives in 4–8 working days in Spain and the EU, and in 6–12 working days in the US, Mexico and other destinations.
What if it arrives damaged?
Email us a photo within 30 days of delivery and we will send you a new one free of charge or refund you.
Can I send it as a gift?
Yes. At checkout you can write a gift message and ship it to the recipient's name and address. The parcel shows no prices.
About the work
- Artist
- Paul Gauguin
- Date
- 1898
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 140 × 91,5 cm
- Collection
- Musée d'Orsay, Paris
- Print up to
- 70 × 100 cm
- Reference
- XDV-3440
What the museum label doesn't tell you
A Tahitian pharmacist commissioned this painting from Gauguin, then refused to pay: he said the horse was 'too green'. Look closer: that's not a color mistake, it's the hibiscus canopy above casting reflected light onto the animal's back, exactly as happens under any dense tree at midday. The buyer wanted a proper white horse, not one soaked in vegetal shadow. Gauguin painted what tropical light actually does to things, not what his client's mental catalog expected. The rejection ended up saving the work for Daniel de Monfreid, and eventually the Louvre. How often do we mistake optical accuracy for artistic whim?
